All Obituaries

Virginia Christine Ragland, 97, of Glenmore passed away on July 20, 2021 and went to be with her Lord and Savior.  The daughter of Charles Lightfoot Ragland and Lelia Poe Ragland, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Wilson Ragland; her son, John Willard Ragland and her daughter-in-law,  Anita Ragland.. She is survived by her sons, Alfred Ragland(Carol), Ronnie Ragland(Jennie), Kenny Ragland, Vince Ragland (Maria) and daughter, Joanne Jamerson (Joe); nine...

Betty Ruth Halbohn, passed away peacefully on July13, 2021. She was surrounded by her husband and many of her family members were by her side. She was born June 28, 1947 in McGaheysville, Virginia, the only daughter of the late Thomas Coleman Gordon and Nora Grimm Gordon. She was born one of eleven children. She had ten brothers and half-brothers. Betty loved the Lord and her church family at Buckingham Baptist...

Mary Lee B.  Duncan, 91, went home to be with her Lord on July 12, 2021.  She was born on July 10, 1930, in Buckingham to the late James Alfred and Emma Ferguson Banton.  She was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert W. Bryant and Robert W. Duncan and her brother, Robert T. Banton.  She is survived by her daughters, Patricia B. Martin (David) and Barbara B. Palmore (Ronnie); three grandchildren, Dave Martin (Kristi), Amanda Morgan (Josh) and Ronnie Palmore; three...

Buckingham – Kenneth Waverly Ragland, 58, of Buckingham passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, July 9, 2021.    He was born on November 15, 1962, and raised in the Manteo area of Buckingham, Virginia, where he also established his own family. He is survived by his devoted wife Sherry Shepherd Ragland; loving daughters, Leanne Ragland (fiancé Michael Robbins) of Lynchburg and Rebecca Ragland (fiancé Hunter Kelly) of Buckingham; sister Crystal Thibault...

Kish Gowin Heslip, 50, of Buckingham, died July 5, 2021.  Kish was born November 7, 1970, in Lynchburg, Virginia the daughter of Russell “Pete” and Mary Helen Gowin.    Kish attended Buckingham High School and went on to graduate from Radford University. After college, Kish returned to her hometown of Buckingham where she taught at Central Virginia Christian School and most recently, Buckingham County High School.  Kish was a fervent part of the Buckingham...

Edwin Douglas Fields Sr.,74 of Powhatan, loving husband, father, and Papa passed peacefully on July 1, 2021 at the age of 74 surrounded by his family.  Doug was born on December 7, 1946 in Richmond to the late Harold Willard Fields Sr. and Zanie Trent Fields.  In addition to his parents, Doug was preceded in death by his grandparents, Willard and Ruby Fields and Robert and Katie Trent; a brother, Harold Willard “Buddy” Fields and a nephew, Brad Fields. Doug served in...

Donald (Donnie) Mathews Davis, of Dillwyn, went to be with his Lord and savior on Monday, June 28, 2021. Donnie was born, November 9, 1940, the son of Roy and Louise Hardiman Davis. Donnie was preceded in death by his mother and father, wife, Shirley Wharam Davis, brother, James “Jimmy” Davis, and his niece Angela Davis Danley. Donnie is survived by his daughter, Denise Smith (Hayden), a son, Daniel Davis (Teresa), four grandchildren, Matthew and Bryson Davis, Derick and Travis...

Betty Aileen Jude, longtime resident of Buckingham Courthouse, Virginia passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 21st, 2021 in Spring, Texas. Born in Gretna, Virginia on August 25th, 1927 to parents Lorena and Price Johnson. Betty was raised in Williamson, West Virginia, the eldest child in her family with five brothers and one sister. Betty attended Williamson High School, worked for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, and was an avid member of the East Williamson Baptist...

Ronnie Jones Wiseman, 80, of Buckingham, passed peacefully in his home on June 22, 2021. He was born August 12, 1940 in Buckingham, Virginia, to the late Carl Wiseman and Zoline Lann. Ronnie’s passion was in owning and operating tractor-trailers that hauled wood for most of his life. His second love was cutting hay and tending to cattle. He was a master at fixing anything mechanical. Being a private person, his greatest pride was his home and family.   Ronnie is survived by his...

Audrey Taylor Staton Hatem, 86, of Lynchburg, died June 22, 2021.  She was born February 5, 1935 in Buckingham County, a daughter of the late Charles Richard and Mary Newton Taylor.  Audrey was preceded in death by her husbands, Raymond Fitzgerald Staton and Paul Julian Hatem and her son, Charles Raymond Staton Audrey loved music and played several instruments including, accordion, guitar and harmonica.  She sang with the Sweet Adelines and was friends with the Lennon...